Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 601
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، وَعَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ ، سَأَلَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ تَرَى فِي مَنَامِهَا مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " إِذَا رَأَتْ ذَلِكَ فَأَنْزَلَتْ فَعَلَيْهَا الْغُسْلُ " . فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيَكُونُ هَذَا قَالَ " نَعَمْ مَاءُ الرَّجُلِ غَلِيظٌ أَبْيَضُ وَمَاءُ الْمَرْأَةِ رَقِيقٌ أَصْفَرُ فَأَيُّهُمَا سَبَقَ أَوْ عَلاَ أَشْبَهَهُ الْوَلَدُ " .
Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna reported to us; Ibn Abi Adi and Abd al-Ala reported to us, from Said ibn Abi Arubah, from Qatadah, from Anas, that Umm Sulaym asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about a woman who sees in her dream what a man sees. The Messenger of Allah said, ‘If she sees that and emits fluid, she must perform the ritual bath.’ Umm Salamah said, ‘Messenger of Allah, can this happen?’ He replied, ‘Yes. A man’s fluid is thick and white, and a woman’s fluid is thin and yellow. Whichever of the two comes first or prevails, the child resembles it.’
Translation notes
فَأَيُّهُمَا سَبَقَ أَوْ عَلاَ أَشْبَهَهُ الْوَلَدُ
The pronoun and the two comparative verbs could relate to precedence or predominance of either fluid; the Arabic leaves their precise scope compressed.
Should the wording remain compressed, or can a verified parallel establish the intended relation?